achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
dispersing; breaking up; running away
nonetheless; nevertheless
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
same crime; being equally guilty
sign of remorse; indication of regret
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
underestimation; undervaluation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
observation; survey; watching
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
suspicion (of others); jealousy
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
influence; clout; leverage
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation